It's only Tuesday and I am already behind. How did that happen? How did I lose ground so quickly. Sunday night as I sat quietly watching television, I was ever so pleased with myself thinking that I had everything under control, my "to do" list at a manageable state and my life moving along smoothly.
Then, Wham! Tuesday morning hits and it starts to sink in that I have lots and lots to do this week. I have lots to accomplish at work. I have oodles to tackle at home. I am behind in house cleaning. I am far behind in the renovation. I am behind in laundry. I am behind in my job. I am behind in my correspondence. I am behind and can't see the front for miles.
I don't know why I am surprised, I always seem to be playing catch up. I write list after list in an attempt to keep up with it all, but the list, unfortunately, only grows as I work to shorten it. Why can't my vegetables have the same penchant?
Whenever I started blogging I had a tough time coming up with a pseudonym that suited me and as I started to type, Ragged seemed ever so appropriate. These days it fits me to a "t". Running ragged. Ragged around the edges. Do you ever catch up? Does the "to-do" list ever shorten?
The two books shown above are my lifeline: my binder and my notebook. My binder houses my calendar, address book, correspondence needing a response, assorted photos and stuff that helps me keep everything moving "smoothly". The notebook holds my "to do" list, notes about knitting techniques, song titles, books I want to read, thoughts for blog material etc. If these two books are ever lost, cart me off in a straight jacket. I won't know which way to turn.
3 comments:
I too, am behind this week. It sneaks up on me too. Like the laundry, and the cleaning, and the packing for our trip and well, everything. It needs to be done NOW. And I'm STILL not doing it.
I blame it on(other than just being me) the fact that I put away my calendar last week. I didn't realize I did it, but I did and then I couldn't find it. So my lists were gone, my dates were gone...like you said, I'm lost without it.
I feel like everytime I dig my way out of one mess, there's just another behind it...waiting to laugh at me. I'm considering early retirement...is 30 to young to collect a pension? Wait, SAHM's don't get pensions...guess that shoots down that idea.
I watched Wife Swap (or was it Trading Spouses)a couple of weeks ago and the new mom threw the old mom's calendar/planner in the fire! The kids cried. I thought it was one of the meanest things I've ever seen anyone do.
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